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>12.2. <A
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>Hardware&nbsp;is&nbsp;indeterministically&nbsp;reliable.&nbsp;<br>
Software&nbsp;is&nbsp;deterministically&nbsp;unreliable.<br>
People&nbsp;are&nbsp;indeterministically&nbsp;unreliable.<br>
Nature&nbsp;is&nbsp;deterministically&nbsp;reliable.</P
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> This chapter explains about why, how, and when to make
	backups, and how to restore things from backups.</P
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